This thesis proposes a new model for online platforms for independent films. Today,
platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, and YouTube are in the face of major industry challenges …

Introduction Prior to the start of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, the festival's director Geoff
Gilmore wrote a first-person article in Indiewire explaining his observations of the ongoing …

Internet improvements and technological breakthroughs provided the ideal environment for
the emergence of Over-the-Top Streaming platforms, allowing the stream of content directly …

In this updated edition of the industry staple, veteran media executive Jeff Ulin relates
business theory and practice across key global market segments—film, television, and …

This thesis examines the short film industry and how it is adapting to new online viewing
platforms. It first aims to answer why short filmmakers create short films when they perform in …

Online platforms of digitized media content face different challenges on managing the
consumer demand and creator production compared to the traditional media industry. This …

An emerging business model for distributing movies on the web, loosely known as do-it-
yourself (DIY), is an inventive way for filmmakers to take charge of their movies' exploitable …

Unlike any other book on the subject, Think Outside the Box Office is the first to address the
new distribution and marketing landscape facing filmmakers today. Throughout the book …

as domestic box office. With the home entertainment market such a profitable source of
revenue, there have been arguments between distributors, exhibitors, and retailers over how …

Offering movies on the Internet is one way of combating the issue of online movie piracy,
although the tradeoff is the cannibalization of the more revenue-generating channels. Given …